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Minerals Council of Australia chairman Vanessa Guthrie

Government's controversial ABC board appointment

1 hr ago

White House press secretary Sean Spicer has ordered staff to submit to random phone checks.

Spicer searches phones of White House staffers

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Emma Stone at the 89th Academy Awards

Emma Stone makes subtle political statement on red carpet

1 hr ago

Veda is Australia's biggest credit reporting agency.

Problem with your credit report? New fears it'll be harder to resolve

Dr Eman Sharobeem has had her assets frozen by the NSW Crime Commission.

Former Australian of the Year finalist exits SBS, boards amid fraud probe

1 hr ago

John Neal's bonus was cut by $550,000 after not informing the company's board of his relationship with his executive ...

Boss' $550k pay cut after romance with secretary

1 hr ago

League star 'stood down indefinitely' after guilty plea

Telstra accused of 'ambush marketing' ad campaign

Gordon Wood describes emotional goodbye to 'the love of my life'

Sixteen of my Sydney uni students told me they were raped

COMMENT

Dear Trump voters, your president is now betraying you

COMMENT

Casey Affleck reacts as he walks on stage to accept the award for best actor in a leading role for "Manchester by the ...

'Incredible' stuff-up at Oscars sees wrong picture named best film

Live

Controversial comments: Surfing champion Kelly Slater.

Kelly Slater calls for 'serious shark cull' after surfer's death

Struggling: Venezuela's Adrian Solano gets used to the snow for the first time in his life.

'World's worst skier' had never seen snow before championships

Nicole Kidman, left, and Keith Urban arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ...

Best and worst dressed: Stars storm the Oscars red carpet

They're back... Ab Fab icons Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders.

Ab Fab was killed off by political correctness: Jennifer Saunders

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Oscars: Kimmel's Trump roast

An attendee holds the new Nokia 3310 mobile phone, during a product launch event.

Nokia brings back the 3310 - but there's a catch for Australians

US President Donald Trump on Friday.

Trump criticises New York Times ad, but gets his facts wrong

Bill Paxton has died at the age of 61.

Actor Bill Paxton, star of Aliens and Titanic, dies at 61

Ruth Negga wears an ACLU ribbon as she arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los ...

Oscars red carpet: Stars arrive for Hollywood's big night

Emma Roberts arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard ...

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Jessica Biel, left, and Justin Timberlake arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los ...

Dressed like Oscar: Stars shine with top trend on red carpet

Melissa Singer

Google has experimented with its own self-driving car known as Waymo.

The sci-fi invention set to hit the market in next five years

Matthew Knott

Hedi Hammami, captured in Pakistan in 2002 and then transferred to Guantanamo Bay for participating in al-Qaeda training ...

Tunisia is breeding a 'new generation of IS fighters'

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NBN will connect about 700,000 households using fibre-to-the-curb technology.

The Sydney suburbs getting the NBN by June

1 hr ago

Problem with your credit report? New fears it'll be harder to resolve

'Trampling all over us': How Richard's home value fell $75,000

Sean Nicholls

Liberal powerbroker Michael Photios has resigned as leader of the NSW party's left faction.

The Liberal powerbroker who 'took one for the team'

End Rape on Campus founder Sharna Bremner.

Sex assaults on university campuses 'actively covered up'

EXCLUSIVE

Strong winds cut power to more than 10,000 homes last Sunday.

The appliance bumping up your power bill by four figures

Curtis Cheng, who was shot dead outside Parramatta police headquarters, with his son Alpha.

Government yet to honour $6m promise made after Cheng death

Tara Brown, 24, died after being beaten by her estranged partner Lionel Patea, also 24.

Boyfriend admits to murdering Tara Brown

QLD

Police stormed the St Albans building after 10am.

Police find home empty after four-hour siege

BREAKING

Dean Snow says he was encouraged to do VCAL instead of VCE because his school thought his grades were too poor. He ...

'They thought I'd be a tradie': Students locked out of VCE

EXCLUSIVE

A NSW parliamentary committee has found bullying is rife in WorkCover NSW.

One in seven apprentices lodging compo injury claims

ACT

Minerals Council of Australia chairman Vanessa Guthrie

Government ignores panel advice, appoints Minerals boss to ABC

Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

'Calculated attack': Turnbull blames Abbott for poll slump

Fergus Hunter

Parliament fence cost kept secret to 'deter terrorists': government

Tom McIlroy

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull allowed the inquiry into 18C.

PM to have final say on report's proposed race-hate law changes

27 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a suspension of standing orders at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 27 ...

PM accuses Shorten of 'utter hypocrisy' over penalty rates

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Gough Whitlam and his social security minister, Bill Hayden, came up with an ingenious scheme.

All high earners to pay Medicare surcharge under budget proposal

Peter Martin

Peta Credlin says the party in Canberra is not listening, understanding or connecting with the party around the country.

Turnbull government 'on life support', says Abbott confidante

Adam Gartrell

A Christian woman who fled northern Sinai months ago as IS embarked on a string of sectarian killings.

Muslims help Egyptian Christians flee from IS violence in Sinai

People gather in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday,.

Thousands march to honour Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Scenic artist Rick Roberts paints Oscar statues for Sunday's 89th Academy Awards red carpet in Los Angeles.

The Truth is... Trump aims for Oscars ad

Lia Timson

Neilson Rizutto in an undated photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Man charged in crash at New Orleans Mardi Gras parade

Many of the victims described the university administration's response as being equally appalling, some even referring ...

Sixteen of my students told me they were raped

COMMENT
Nina Funnell

The nation has about $2.3 trillion in superannuation of which about $650 billion is held in self managed super funds.

The $1.96b we waste on junk insurance

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Sunny Pawar provides an astonishing portrayal of Brierley as a young boy.

Lion shows Australia at its best – what happened?

COMMENT
Tim Dick

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Forget banks, they're amateurs compared with health insurers

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
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Markets Live: Trump trade loses steam

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

First home buyers face high prices, and interest rates that are likely to go up.

If you paid 17% interest in the 1980s, you're lucky

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

John Neal's bonus was cut by $550,000 after not informing the company's board of his relationship with his executive ...

QBE chief hit with $550k cut after relationship with secretary

Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

90 days: The clock is ticking for Slater and Gordon's survival

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Brian Robins
56 mins ago

Coles, Woolies have a power problem

Catie Low

ASIC reveals role in Nine's $260m network writedown

Lucy Battersby

QBE Insurance in $1 billion share buy-back

Patrick Hatch

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The $50m penthouse in NYC's tallest residential building

The kitchen is often the first room you notice when you walk into a house.

How the kitchen became the most important room in the home

This 41-hectare property at Bemboka, west of Bega on the NSW south coast, is for sale. Photo: Supplied

Six hobby farms that will make you want to quit the rat race

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Families could be more likely to swap life in suburbia for higher density living if there was a greater variety of ...

Affordable four-bedders a 'godsend' but not in developers' sights

Hiring a professional organiser helped me regain control of my bedroom clutter.

How a professional organiser changed my life

Writer Phil Barker with partner Jayde.

My partner and I are breaking an outdated relationship taboo

Life On Mars

Riz Ahmed at the Oscars.

Men in black, boys in blue: The best dressed blokes at the Oscars

Men's Style
1 hr ago

Australians spend more on vitamins than prescription drugs.

Do we pay more for hope than health?

Georgina Dent

We all need a house, but buying one is not so cheap.

The case for letting first home buyers use super

Daryl Dixon

Melany McBride and Amy Parfett had 'nothing to lose' when they started WedShed in their 20s.

Why starting a business in your 20s is the way to go

Cara Waters

Jen Geale, the co-owner of Mountain Bikes Direct, was struggling for profitability.

How a financial detox saved my business

Nina Hendy

David Morrissey on Walking Dead

David Morrissey the next Doctor?

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Tara Brown a 'beautiful girl'

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Penalty rates: two separate problems

Justin Timberlake, left, and Jessica Biel arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los ...

Oscars 2017: Stars hit the red carpet

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People react as a sculpture is burning at the Maslenitsa festival at the Nikola-Lenivets art park in Nikola-Lenivets ...

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Emma Stone collects the Oscar for best actress for her performance in <i>La La Land</i>.

Oscars wrong best picture announced in shock win

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Karl Quinn

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Storm chasers honour Twister star Bill Paxton with GPS tribute

Megan Levy

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's <i>The Salesman </i> was awarded Best Foreign Language Film.

Absent Oscar winner slams Trump's travel ban as 'inhumane'

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Jimmy Kimmel hosting the 2017 Academy Awards.

Elephant in the room: Trump barbs kick off the Oscars

Michael Idato

Bill Paxton has died at the age of 61.

Actor Bill Paxton, known for roles in Big Love, Titanic, dies at 61

Erin McCann

Kris Smith has revealed he is a survivor of domestic violence on I'm A Celebrity Australia.

Kris Smith reveals he was a victim of domestic violence

Broede Carmody

Patrick Stewart in Logan, in what he says will be his last performance as X-Men's Professor X.

Patrick Stewart says he's 'done' playing X-Men's Professor X

Rob Moran

Heavily pregnant Natalie Portman has announced she is unable to attend the Oscars.

Natalie Portman won't attend Monday's Oscars

Alison Maxwell

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Margaret Olley 1948
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114.3 x 85.7 cm board; 148 x 118.5 x 13 cm frame
Art ...

With her big heart it's hard to believe she's been gone five years

John McDonald

Guitarist Munaf Rayani led the crowd in a meditative state.

Opera House explodes in a journey through space and time

Lucy Cormack

Alice Levine, Jamie Morton and James Cooper?will bring their podcast?My Dad Wrote A Porno to Australia for a series of ...

Dad wrote a porno and we haven't stopped laughing since

Debbie Cuthbertson

Emma Stone arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan ...

Emma Stone accessorised with a subtle political statement

Jenna Clarke
1 hr ago

Meryl Streep (with Javier Bardem) wore Elie Saab to the Oscars after cancelling an order for a Chanel couture gown.

Meryl v Chanel: Streep gets the last word at the Oscars

Melissa Singer
35 mins ago

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Scarlett v Seacrest: The most awkward red carpet moments

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

Nicole Kidman, left, and Keith Urban arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ...

Oscars red carpet as it happened

Jenna Clarke

Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars.

Halle Berry channels Whitney, sets tongues wagging

Ruth Negga wears an ACLU ribbon as she arrives at the Oscars.

Why the stars are wearing a blue ribbon

Annie Brown

George Clooney can't stop gushing about his impending parenthood.

Amal Clooney debuts her baby bump

Annie Brown

Heidi Klum with her "glam squad".

Oscars 2017: Behind the scenes

I found out my emotional and physical capabilities.

How the 18km mark of a half-marathon showed me what I'm made of

Sarah Berry

The Annie Effect tells about the experiences that lead Annie Crawford to create Can Too.

The Annie Effect: How one woman got people moving

Paula Goodyer

Too much exercise can leave no energy or desire for sex.

Intense exercise lowers men's libido, study finds

Sarah Berry

Bistrode food for Feb 23. Eggplant. Italian eggplant and vegetable bake. SMH Good Living. Pix by Quentin Jones. Styling ...

Ditch the wheat but not the taste: the gluten-free weekly meal plan

Jody Allen: "I learnt all the tricks to save money at the supermarket."

A week of groceries for under $50? How one woman does it

Jody Allen

Salmon seasoned with salt, cashews, walnuts, sliced avocado, and olive oil, garnished with parsley.

Why anti-inflammatory eating is in

Sam Bailey

Lily Allen is taking a break from Twitter.

Lily Allen takes Twitter break after taunts about her stillborn son

15 year old girl's face lit up by an iPhone at a bus stop

Dad's clever 'X-plan' for getting teens out of bad situations

1 hr ago

'I wonder if I have been my daughter's Elsa.'

The moment I realised my daughter's Elsa obsession was bad news

Women wade in a pool of mud during the traditional "Bloco da Lama" or "Mud Street" carnival party, in Paraty, Brazil, ...

Photos: Revellers get dirty at Brazil's filthiest Carnival party

Etihad's multicultural flight team are friendly, professional and efficient.

Flight test: Etihad economy impresses after 22-hour long haul

Louise Southerden

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall: A medieval abbey-fortress.

This part of England is like a whole other country

Steve McKenna

Playstation VR virtual reality headset. Tech Know by Adam Turner. Pub date: Oct 30, 2016. M Mag.

Really? Popularity of Sony VR surprises all

20 mins ago

The matte black Stealth is as beautiful (and fingerprint-hungry) as ever.

Razer's MacBook killer gets even better

KEYone

MWC 2017: Blackberry is back, but does anybody care?

nbn

NBN updates its online 'address checker'

Gizmodo

AMD's new CPU has accomplished 52 per cent performance increase per core.

AMD Ryzen to challenge Intel for CPU throne

Porsche 911 R

Porsche owner looks to make $800,000 in a month

David McCowen

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo's plans to take on German luxury kings

Stephen Ottley

Dynamic photo,
Colour: Tango Red 2016 Audi Q2.

Audi's new SUV for millennials reviewed

Drive Staff

Ford has unveiled its replacement for the Fiesta ST hot hatch.

Three-cylinder power for next Fiesta ST

David McCowen

Ford Edge, Scotland. July 2016

Photo James Lipman / jameslipman.com 2016 Ford Edge (overseas model shown).

2018 Ford Edge badge still up in the air

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.

850Nm flagship Porsche Panamera revealed

Dom Tripolone

Mitchell Starc is the highest-ranked fast bowler on the allrounder rankings.

The world ranking chart that Mitchell Starc is taking by storm

26 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: Cooper Cronk receives the ball during the Melbourne Storm NRL training session at ...

The most crucial positional change at Storm since Greg Inglis

Roy Ward

Controversial comments: Surfing champion Kelly Slater.

Kelly Slater calls for 'serious shark cull' after surfer's death

Struggling: Venezuela's Adrian Solano gets used to the snow for the first time in his life.

'World's worst skier' had never seen snow before championships

Girish Gupta

'That's not rugby': England coach Eddie Jones was furious at Italy's tactics in their Six Nations match.

'That's not rugby': Eddie Jones fumes at controversial tactic

Mitch Phillips

Michael Buettner.

Expecting blowback: Biggest judiciary shake-up in 30 years

Matt Encarnacion
1 hr ago

Headed to Cleveland? Andrew Bogut.

Bogut close to teaming up with LeBron James: reports

"I am a clean athlete": Mo Farah.

Four-time Olympic champion hits back at new drugs claims

Ben Bloom

Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has felt the wrath of Australian mentor Mal Meninga.

Wayne Bennett has worn out his welcome in Brisbane

Danny Weidler

2017 NRL Telstra Premiership Season Launch in Martin Place, Sydney. Captains photo (left to right) Darius Boyd - ...

The teams I am tipping to have a big season in 2017

Phil Gould

Kenny Edwards arrives at Parramatta Local Court on Monday.

Eels star Edwards pleads guilty to domestic violence charge

Melanie Kembrey

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